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E. N. OBERT.

FENCE POST.

PatentedJune 10, 1884.

(No Model.)

INVENTOR I I 57a 0 W ATTORNEYS;

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELY n. OBERT, or cUBA, NEW YORK.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,115, dated June 10,1884.

(N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELY NATHANIEL OBERT, of Guba, in the county ofAllegany and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my improved fence-post.Fig. 2 is a per,- spective view of another form of the same.

Fig. 8 is a sectional front elevation of the post shown in Fig. 1,illustrating its use. Fig. 4 is a sectional front elevation of the postshown in Fig. 2, illustrating its use.

The object of this invent-ion is to provide fence-posts simple andinexpensive in construction, convenient in use, strong, durable, and notliable to be moved out of place by wind or water.

The invention consists of the combination of parts and theirconstruction, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth.

The front and rear sides, A, of the post are made of boards having theirupper ends inclined toward each other. The ends B of the post arevertical, and can be made close, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, or ofcross-slats, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.. The latter construction is moreparticularly designed for railfences and the former for picket-fences,and both forms can be used for board fences. The

interior of the posts A B is designed to be filled with stones H, theweight of which will hold the posts securely in'place against the forceof wind and water, so that the fence will be secure and substantial.

In the case of picket-fences, the ends of the lower bars, 0, areinserted in mortises D, formed in the lower parts of the ends B, and theends of the upper bars, E, are inserted in recesses F, formed in theupper edges of the said ends B, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The picketsare then attached to the bars 0 E in the ordinary manner, as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 3.

In the case of rail-fences, the ends of the rails G can beinsertedbetween the slats forming the ends B of the posts, as shown in Fig. 4.

In the case of board fences, the boards can be nailed to the ends B of'the form of post shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and to the edges of the sidesof the form shown in Figs. 2 and 4, either between the slats or insteadof the said slats, or can be nailed directly to the said slats. Withthis construction the ends of the bars 0 E and rails G should projectinto the interior of the posts A B, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so as tobe held securely in place by the stones.

I am aware that, broadly, it is old to anchor the post by stones, and toprovide the post with apertures to receive the ends of the rails.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The combination, with the rails, of the hollowfence-post open at top and bottom, having its sides inclined inwardlytoward the top, and provided with apertures in its ends, which receivethe ends of the rails, said post, and rails being anchored or held inplace by stones placed in the post, as shown and described, for thepurpose set forth.

ELY N. oEEET.

WVitnesses:

E. WV. WILOOX, W. W. MOSHER.

